Effects of intrauterine crowding on available uterine space per fetus in rabbits

Livestock Science

Volumn 114, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 211-219

  Argente, M J ^a   Santacreu, M A ^b   Climent, A ^b   Blasco, A ^b  

^a MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Blood vessels; Fetal development; Placenta; Rabbit; Uterine horn

Indexed keywords

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 40849120791     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2007.05.008     Document Type: Article

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